Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 252 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Make the reader see it): Decide which tool the question is about. Use that lesson’s tip: a sense, showing actions, like / as or IS, a sound word, a strong verb, an exact adjective, or speech marks. Read your choice aloud — does it paint a clear picture?

1. 1.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) okay (b) good (c) spiky
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Tenzin. (b) How many stars are in the sky? asked Tenzin. (c) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Tenzin.
3. 3.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (b) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers. (c) The shop sells pencils and erasers.
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
   “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) wandered (b) glanced (c) sobbed
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) giant (c) grumpy
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) got (b) crept (c) went
8. 8.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) raindrops (c) a sneeze
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
10. 10.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Sneha’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.” (a) sad (b) happy (c) scared
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) tiny (c) ant
13. 13.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Zoya was really bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Saanvi. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Saanvi. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Saanvi.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Pooja. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Pooja. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Pooja.
16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
17. 17.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) tiptoed (b) grabbed (c) muttered
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
19. 19.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) tossed (b) giggled (c) crawled
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) nibbled (c) sobbed
22. 22.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a mouse” (a) huge (b) quiet (c) loud
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) strolled (b) tumbled (c) clutched
24. 24.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) noisy (b) white (c) black
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) icy (c) howled
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) hearing
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) went (b) burned (c) blazed
29. 29.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a doorbell (b) an owl (c) a campfire
30. 30.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) staggered (b) whispered (c) munched
31. 31.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tenzin’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) telling (b) showing
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (b) The temple bells rang out loudly. (c) The sea tasted very salty.
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) fell (c) had
34. 34.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Pooja was hungry.” (a) telling (b) showing
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) did (b) flew (c) soared
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
37. 37.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) muttered (b) plunged (c) scribbled
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) had (b) wandered (c) walked
39. 39.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) A whiff of incense floated from the temple.
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) tiny (c) nice

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